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D.C. Universe Online is a Flawed but Heroic Undertaking

Between the action, the lives of superheroes make comic books, for better or worse, suitable to the MMO genre. It’s a crowd of unique people, all trying to be different, feeling alone in a great city of thousands. D.C. Universe Online plants a flag for massively multiplayer online role-playing games on the PlayStation 3, bringing…

By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011

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I Just Used A $400 Joystick

For the price of a PlayStation 3, Saitek’s new X-65F Flight Control System for the PC had damn well better be the best video game peripheral ever made. The Basics The X-65F is a fully-featured “flight control system”, meaning the pack includes a joystick, throttle control and auxiliary instrument panel. Designed to work with every…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011

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Bionic Commando Didn’t Really Need To Be Re-Rearmed

In 2008, GRIN released Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the original 1988 NES version of Capcom’s platformer. It was homage, and it was good. Why, exactly, did we need a sequel? I mean, Bionic Commando Rearmed was a remake of the first game. There was a point to that. A second “Rearmed” game, though,…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2011

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The Razer Ferox Are Sci-Fi Speakers That Fill A Room, Like It Or Not

If you are going to use portable speakers, sparing your ears of headphones, you may have a few demands. These speakers need to be easy to transport, a cinch to connect, sound good and… that’s it? What if they emit sound in 360 degrees? The Razer Ferox are a pair of portable speakers that meet…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 11, 2011

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The Best Russian-Themed Stacking Game Since Tetris

Stacking is a game about Russian stacking dolls. Matryoshka dolls. You know, the dolls that fit within shells of shells of other dolls. It has no guns, no cars and almost no explosions. Its characters have no arms, no feet. This is a game that stars the son of a chimney sweep. It’s a humble…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2011

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MindJack Fails To Execute Its Brilliant Plan

Every once in a while a game concept comes along with the potential to change the way we fight our online multiplayer battles. Hopefully next time the developers won’t drop the ball as badly as developer feelplus did with MindJack. MindJack is a third-person shooter with a mind-bending twist. In the not-so-distant future, mankind has…

By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011

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The Intercooler STS Is One Sleek And Sexy Cooling Solution

Last year Microsoft introduced the Xbox 360 Slim, a darker, skinnier, and prettier version of the Xbox 360. A body that sexy needs a cooling solution to match. Here comes the Nyko Intercooler STS. Specs Price: US$19.99 Platform: Xbox 360 What’s in the box: The Intercooler, and that’s all. There was a time when the…

By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2011

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Playing To Wiin Offers More Than Wii Puns

Nintendo is gaming’s comeback kid. Just when everybody counted them out with the GameCube, the Kyoto-based game maker fired back with the hugely successful Nintendo DS and the Wii. But there’s more to the Cinderella story than that. Specs Price: US$24.95 Platform: Hardcover What’s in the book: 256 pages, black and white pictures. The Basics…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2011

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Review: Dead Space 2 Is Insanely Terrifying, Crazy Good

Dead Space 2 now has me thinking video games may not be a healthy pursuit after all. Despite playing through the original Dead Space twice, my heart was not as well-conditioned to its horrors as I originally thought. Visceral Games’ newest sci-fi fright-fest piles on the spooks and scares just as well as its predecessor,…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011

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The Chameleon X-1 Wireless Gamepad Mouse Gets It Half Right

It’s a wireless mouse. It’s a wireless gamepad. The Shogun Bros. Chameleon X-1 is both of these devices rolled into one. Are these two great tastes that taste great together? Specs Price: US$55 Platform: PC What’s in the box: Mouse/Gamepad Device, Instructions, Driver Disc, USB Wireless Dongle, 1 AA Battery. Combining two or more devices…

By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2011

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Review: LittleBigPlanet 2 Is Good For The Greedy Gamer

Why does the PlayStation 3 need a new LittleBigPlanet when users of the first game continue to flood it with new content? The creatively unchained LittleBigPlanet 2 and its broad set of new tools answers that question easily. The second LittleBigPlanet expands upon the “Play Create Share” mantra of the first, giving wannabe level creators…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 20, 2011

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PS3 Assault Rifle Misfires Even With Move

In multiplayer shooters, I’m the worst, and peripherals offer the seductive idea of an advantage. CTA Digital’s Assault Rifle Controller, for PlayStation Move, looks like something that could point-and-shoot me to pwnage, or at least not sucking. Specs Price: US$59.99 Platform: PS3 What’s in the box: Assault rifle controller, PlayStation Move controller cradle, two AA…

By Owen Good Published January 19, 2011

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SplitFish FragFX Shark Tries To Bring A Little Bit Of PC To The PS3

The first-person shooter was born to be played on a PC, with a mouse and keyboard. Then along came consoles, and things had to change. The SplitFish FragFX Shark is trying to change things back. Specs Price: US$89.99 Platform: PS3 / PC / Mac What’s in the box: Mouse, Nunchuk, USB Adapter, Mouse Pad Designed…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011

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Review: ilomilo’s Surprising Depth Is A Matter Of Perception

A pair of friends vow to meet each other in the park each day, despite a twisted world that strives to keep them apart. This is the simple story behind ilomilo, a puzzle game much deeper than initial appearances. Poor ilo and milo. Every day they venture into the park to spend valuable time together,…

By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2011

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Review: ‘Lost In Shadow’ And The Six-Hour Wait For A Wonderful Eureka

How long would you wait until a video game showed off its best idea? How much good would you enjoy in order to reach something great? Lost In Shadow demands six hours to get itself ready. Lost In Shadow is a Wii-only side-scrolling platforming game. You play as the shadow of a boy, running and…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011

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Pinball FX2: Marvel Pinball Tingles My Silver Ball Sense

I am not a pinball wizard. I never have been. But here I am, with itchy flipper fingers, rarin’ to shoot that silver ball. Pinball FX2: Marvel Pinball is ready to scratch that itch — comic book style. A paid add-on for the free download Pinball FX2, it features four Marvel-themed tables: Spider-Man, Iron Man,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 4, 2011

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Review: Back To The Future Episode 1 Doesn’t Hit 88mph

When Doc Brown enthuses that we’re “going to see some serious shit” in this game’s intro, he may have been exaggerating just a touch. This new series of adventure games takes place a few months after the events of the third Back to the Future film, with hero Marty McFly out to save his old…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011

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Tactic 3D Sigma Headphones Do 2D Just Fine

Headsets claiming to offer “surround sound” have been on the market for a while now, but I’m yet to find one that really works as advertised. Let’s see if the Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma can change that. Specs Price: US$89.99 Platform: PC/Mac What’s in the box: Headphones, THX adapter, detachable microphone. After a week…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 1, 2011

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From the Mouths of Babes, Withering Criticism

Tron: Legacy has been, at best, a critical disappointment. At worst, well, “a Dora the Explorer movie would be more interesting.” Who said that? The eight-year-old daughter of noted video game academic Ian Bogost. Bogost, whose “Cow Clicker” Facebook application this year masterfully blended his talent for games criticism and design, today received a four-paragraph…

By Owen Good Published December 30, 2010

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Review: The World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Mouse Caters Shamelessly

While millions of World of Warcraft players do just fine with your standard two-button mouse, SteelSeries reckons they could do better with the extra twelve provided by the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse. Are they right? Specs Price: US$99.99 Platform: Mac, PC What’s in the box: Mouse, Instructions (Driver software is downloaded via…

By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2010